802Trimming and Removing Trees

802.01 Description

This Section describes the requirements for removing trees and defective or undesirable limbs and for repairing injuries or wounds on existing trees.

802.02 Materials

Provide materials as specified: Topsoil ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 917.01 Fertilizer ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 917.02.02 Grass Seed Mixtures ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 917.03.01 Mulch ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 917.04 Disinfectant ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 917.09.01 Herbicide ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 917.09.03

802.03 Construction

802.03.01 Trimming Existing Trees

Notify the RE 3 days before beginning work. The Department will designate trees to be trimmed. Ensure that tree trimming is supervised by a person certified in accordance with the NJ “Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act” P.L. 2009, Chapter 237. At least 7 days before beginning the work, submit the name and qualifications to the RE for approval by the Department. Remove all dead, dying, diseased, int erfering, objectionable, and weak branches. Do not remove healthy low branches unless directed. When removing the lower bottom branches of trees for underclearance, ensure a symmetrical appearance and minimize cuts to ensure normal sap flow. Make clean c uts as close as possible to the trunk or parent limb, without cutting into the branch collar or leaving a protruding stub, so that closure can start. Cut branches that are too heavy to handle in multiple sections to prevent splitting